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HRTS 101Introduction to Human Rights

Units
0.50
Faculty
Arts
Subject
Human Rights

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 7 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: scheduled, 2 lecture sections. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

An introduction to the subject of human rights and to the way it is studied. Questions to be examined include: What are human rights and where do they come from? How are they defined? How are they applied and enforced? What happens when they conflict? The course will draw on Canadian, Indigenous, and international ideas and examples.

Prerequisites

None listed.

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

Fall 2026 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 001753734 / 50TTh 10:00–11:20

Winter 2027 sections

Enrolment from UW Open Data, which can trail Quest by up to two days. Instructors and rooms: Schedule of Classes.
SectionClassEnrolledMeets
LEC 00171260 / 50TTh 10:00–11:20
LEC 701266625 / 9999Online or by arrangement

Reviewed on UW Flow

75% liked it63% easy38% useful

From 8 ratings and 1 comment on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • The material of this course was pretty interesting and I enjoyed learning about it but I sometimes found that the professor was hard to deal with. But
    It's fairly easy while still interesting.

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Discussed on r/uwaterloo

3 posts and comments in 3 threads mention HRTS 101, June 2020 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Spring 2024

Winter 2022

hrts 101 0 points, 0 comments

u/macmac101: “Has anyone taken this course recently? There's no info on uflow, and I would like to hear more info about it before taking it this spring. Thanks”

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Spring 2020

Admissions Megathread (Fall 2020 Incoming Students) - 2 218 points, 7,167 comments

“Hello UW applicants, This thread is specifically for those who are applying/applied to UW to discuss different admission issues and ask current UW students for help and advice. …”

u/Brownkid2: “HRTS 101 - How is this course? Lots of reading and essays? I’ve tried finding reviews on uwflow and it’s not coming up! If you’ve taken this course please tell me how it is. Anything helps!”

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